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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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